The village chief gathered the villagers as soon as he arrived. Then he gathered the 20 strongest men and headed to Luke’s cabin.
The residents were also given agricultural tools that could be used as weapons, such as scythes, pitchforks, and pickaxes.
“Chief, isn’t this a bit excessive?”
One of the village youths glanced at the village chief and said. Twenty people rushed to subdue a fifteen-year-old boy.
No matter how you think about it, it was an excess of power.
“What’s too much? It should be this much!”
At the words of the young man, the village chief got angry and pointed at his swollen face.
“Can’t you see this? Luke bludgeoned me! There’s not a single spot on my body that isn’t bruised!”
“Did Luke really do that?”
“No, why is this guy who’s been quiet all this time…”
The town’s evaluation of Luke was simple. Even though he may have complaints about the village, he has a sense of humor to the point of not revealing it openly.
To think that such a Luke beat up the village chief. I still couldn’t quite believe it.
“When I told him about the debt, he went crazy!
“So why did you uselessly talk about debt? Isn’t this a mess thanks to you?”
Ralph, the mill owner, complained to the village chief. The tone was as if he had been beating them up well until now, but why was he causing trouble?
At those words, the village chief’s eyes twitched.
“You’re such an idiot! Do you think I told him about the debt so that I could just rip off another skin?”
“Are there any other reasons?”
“You weren’t trying to keep him from leaving town!”
The village chief tapped his chest with a frustrated face.
“Think about it! He’s obeying us now, but how long will that last? It’s clear that he’s reluctantly following!”
“But, if not in our village, where would you sell it? It’s several times harder to sell it elsewhere.”
“You could leave town altogether. Have you already forgotten that Norman was an outsider?”
The villagers were taken aback by the village chief’s remarks. Apparently 15 years ago, the Norman family came from the north.
Even though Luke was a native of this place, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t leave like Norman.
“Of course, from common sense, I shouldn’t leave. It’s usually not hard to leave and settle down in another village. But did a bloody young bastard think about what to do next?”
“It is.”
Residents over thirty nodded their heads. Because when they were young, there was a time when they were so full of blood that they couldn’t control themselves.
“That’s why I was trying to get rid of the debt. Then I was tied up in debt and couldn’t leave the village. But who would have known that he would end up like that?”
“Mmm.”
The villagers’ faces hardened. Surely this was a problem. It is said that if you swing a club at the village chief, you have made up your mind to leave the village.
Then from whom do you get the cheap meat and skins?
“Come to think of it, this is a serious problem.”
“That’s right. But it’s better that it turned out like this.”
“Yes? Good?”
If you’ve already left your heart, you’ll be ready to run away anytime. but it went well
The village chief explained to the bewildered villagers.
“I won’t have to depend on Luke any more. I’ll show some bitterness by beating him up, and instead of forgiving him, I’ll teach him to hunt.”
“Sah, hunting?”
In this era, technology is never taught to anyone other than children or disciples. This is because a well-learned skill can make a living for the rest of your life.
Moreover, teaching a skill to others increases competition and reduces scarcity as a whole.
Of course, the know-how of technology is strictly kept secret, and if someone tries to learn by stealing the technology, they risk murder.
This is especially true if, like the Norman family, it is possible to hunt enough to make a living while being robbed of the village.
“Will he teach me obediently?”
“What if he doesn’t teach me? It’s enough to break a leg and threaten him so he doesn’t run away. If he doesn’t want to die, he’ll spit it out in the end.”
“Ooh.”
The villagers’ faces brightened. As the number of hunters increased, the price of meat naturally decreased, and the income of the entire village also increased.
Although it may not hit the price like it used to, it was more profitable in the long run.
“Hey, I didn’t know what the village chief meant.”
“Keuheum! I wish I knew. Now that we’re almost there, let’s get ready.”
“yes!”
Sounds that would frighten anyone with common sense. However, none of the residents of Brick Village pointed that out.
It’s been a long time since the whole village has already rotted away.
Luke’s cabin was located on the outskirts of town. Some were close to the hunting grounds, but the root cause was the villagers’ fault.
This is because they were not allowed to build houses in the village to be treated as outsiders.
Arriving at the outskirts of the village, the village chief and his party looked at the cabin on the hill.
“Okay. Now we’re all here.”
“What shall we do? Shall we attack right away?”
“I have to scare him first. When I signal, everyone calls him…”
Before the village chief’s words were finished. From the top of the hill, an arrow flew among the villagers.
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“Quaaagh!”
“what’s the matter!?”
“Rick got hit by an arrow!”
The young man called Rick grabbed his thigh while weeping. A small arrow pierced the right thigh.
“Lou, it’s Luke!”
“He’s shooting… Aagh!”
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Another arrow flew, and screams rang out among the people. The villagers scattered and hid behind cover.
Victor, who was the first to come to his senses, screeched from behind a rock.
“Luke, this baby! What are you doing now?”
“What are you doing? I’m chasing out the scoundrels who came with weapons to someone else’s courtyard.”
“A weapon! Does this look like a weapon!”
Victor peeked up and held up a farm implement. Seeing that, Luke laughed.
“A scythe, a pitchfork, and a pickaxe. Did you come to the hunter’s house to plow a field? Huh?”
“…”
Victor chewed his lips carefully at the direct sarcastic remark. In fact, all of them were farming tools used as weapons, so it was an excuse that would not work.
“You bastard! Don’t think that this will go well!”
“What are you talking about, since you didn’t intend to go over well from the beginning? You were going to tell the village chief to vomit at least hunting tricks on the pretext of being beaten, right?”
“No, that’s…”
As I kept putting facts into my stomach, I got more and more speechless. It was like talking from the side.
“That’s where all the trash thinks. After 15 years of eating their backs, are you going to skip technology and throw it away? Even the demons from hell will run away in disgust when they see you.”
“Me, that bastard!”
Luke’s sarcasm made the villagers’ faces red. Everyone’s hands were shaking as if they were about to be beaten to death, but they couldn’t get out.
The moment I got out of cover, it was almost certain that the arrow would hit me.
“Anyway, I warned you, but you broke it, so you’ll have to pay for it.”
“How stupid! Do you think you can take on all of us by yourself!”
“I can’t. If we all run together, we can kill four people. So who’s going to run first?”
“…”
The villagers looked at each other. It was clear that someone had to step in first, but he didn’t want to step forward.
Seeing each other delay the lead, Luke chuckled.
“Anyway, they love their bodies terribly. But it’s too late.”
“Are you late? What nonsense are you talking about?”
Stop-stop-la!
At that time, a loud shout shook the entire forest. All eyes of the startled villagers turned to the epicenter.
“what? who is this?”
“Hey, it’s a knight!”
It was a knight in full armor who shouted and rode away. Unlike the previous article, he had about ten mercenaries behind him.
The faces of all the villagers, including the village chief, became contemplative. It would have been a disaster if the knight wasn’t alone and had mercenaries with him.
The knight slowed down slowly and spoke arrogantly, looking down on the villagers.
“Are you guys the ones who live in that village?”
“That, yes, it will be better.”
The village chief quickly knelt down and bowed his head. The knight he had robbed before was also arrogant, but not fierce.
On the other hand, isn’t this article the momentum to kill the moment you say a wrong word?
“I will ask. Is there a boy named Luke in your village?”
“yes? Are you talking about Luke?”
“Don’t make me say it twice.”
“Sin, sorry! That guy is Luke!”
Frightened by the growling voice, the village chief hurriedly pointed to the top of the hill. The knight’s eyes flashed as he looked at Luke.
dark brown hair. And purple eyes, which are very rare on the continent. And a face very similar to his master.
‘sh*t. He must be his own child.’
Knight of the Bernstein family, Gaiden, swears inwardly. The beginning of the work was the count’s order.
To suddenly find your bastard. It was a nuisance to Gaiden, who was living comfortably in the manor.
Still, it was fine until there. It was because I was able to live relatively comfortably with the search expenses supported while searching slowly.
The real problem was the countess’ feeling in the gutter.
– You’re standing up! Grow up! Not anyone else, but him!
No matter how secretly the bastard search is conducted, it cannot be hidden even within the family. Upon hearing the news, the Countess became furious.
Doesn’t the existence of a bastard mean that he was lying with another woman? Even with a lowly commoner who is not a noble’s daughter!
Enraged, the countess summoned the knights with connections and asked them separately. Gaiden was one of them.
-Sir Guyden, if you’re looking for that bastard, just don’t bring him. let me know my subject
-What do you mean?
– I mean, don’t make people think that they are nobles. To intimidate and intimidate. To disappoint him.
Roderick is a typical unmanned aristocrat. Being a member of the Bernstein family, which is famous for its martial arts, there was an aspect that valued honor and spirit more.
If the bastard acted confidently, the count’s evaluation would go up, and the countess’s stomach would be even more twisted.
It was said to ruin the first impression and at the same time take measures to relieve his stomach a little.
It was a request that Guyden, who had received quite a lot from the countess, could not refuse.
‘I’m glad it’s not a difficult order.’
I wouldn’t know if the Count had recognized it, but he’s a bastard whose existence isn’t even certain yet. It wasn’t hard to kill or injure, but it wasn’t hard to scare.
It is enough to treat them as serfs in moderation and give them a shout from time to time. From a commoner’s point of view, they would be terrified, thinking that my life would come and go.
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“I’m fine. Why are you looking for Luke…?”
It was the village chief’s question that broke my thoughts. Gaiden glared at the village chief with an annoyed expression.
“What do you think you know? Get out of here!”
“Yes, yes!”
The villagers helped the wounded and fled in haste. It was better to distance yourself than to be hit by fire after being among the knights and mercenaries.
As the village chief and villagers disappeared, Gaiden rode up to Luke.
“Are you Luke?”
Gaiden lowered his voice and glared at Luke with his hatchet eyes open. A threat that would make an average commoner fall to his knees in fright.
However, Luke calmly nodded.
“That’s right.”
‘Look at this guy?’
When the expected reaction did not come out, Gaiden’s eyes twitched.
“this guy! You’re arrogant about commoners! Can’t I get down on my knees right now!”
“That is strange. Aren’t the Bernsteins looking for me?”
“What, what?”
“I saw a red dragon engraved on the scabbard. I thought your father sent you to find me.”
‘Damn it!’
At Luke’s words, Gaiden frowned. If the bastard already knows his identity, the story is different.
It’s hard to intimidate someone you already know you won’t hurt.
‘Should I treat you like a young master right now?’
However, the Countess’s bribes kept flickering in front of her eyes. If you step away from here, the back money that will take care of you in the future will be gone.
It was too precious to even think about it. Gaiden pondered for a long time and came to a conclusion.
‘I can’t. Even if it’s a little rough, I have no choice but to go as planned.’
After all, he is not a deficit, but a scoundrel. Whatever he did, he could do anything as long as he stopped pretending and got the countess’ support.
After thinking, Gaiden glared at Luke and shouted.
“Such an idiot! Where do you hear rumors and try to pretend to be a young master? Grab him and kneel before me!”
“yes!”
At the behest of their employer, mercenaries approached Luke. Luke stood still and glared at Gaiden coldly.
‘I knew that, you money bugger.’
Guyden Borrell. A knight of the Bernstein family, but a man who fell for money and acted as the Countess’s hand.
Even before returning, he was a person who had bothered Luke a lot with the Countess’ orders.
‘I don’t want my money to be cut off because I hate the countess, so I’ll have to make a complaint somehow.’
It was the same before the return. At that time, Gaiden deliberately turned away and pushed Luke hard.
Spoken words are standard, and he did not hesitate to make threats such as threatening to have his throat cut off if he was not the real son of the count, or pointing a knife at his throat.
‘It was absurd that I put out my flippers later.’
After being properly acknowledged by the Count, Luke accused him. But Gaiden was shameless.
He said that nothing like that had happened, and he would have taken off his pretense.
-How could I do that to someone who might be the Count’s real son?
He even had to be criticized for slandering Luke because he had sworn the honor of a knight.
In a word, Gaiden was a piece of trash that exchanged honor for a few gold coins.
However, there was one thing that was different between then and now. Just before Luke was captured, the door to the cabin slammed open.
“Who dares to harm the young master!”